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Jelly Cleaver is a guitarist, activist, producer and singer-songwriter based in South London.

She has received the Steve Reid Award, is a Serious Take Five artist, was nominated for an Ivors Composer Award and has been called “the next artist to make an impact on the London Jazz Scene” by Tina Edwards (EZH, Worldwide FM). She has performed at EartH Hackney, Jazz Cafe, Brainchild, EFG London Jazz Festival, and We Out Here.

As an anti-racist and climate justice activist, Cleaver performs at activist events and organises workshops and music to celebrate freedom of movement and migrant rights. She is also responsible for the monthly Jelly’s Jams night at Brixton’s The Windmill and hosts a radio show on internet radio station Why Now World.